Monument of Gratitude to France
Monument of Gratitude to France in Belgrade's Veliki Kalemegdan Park was formally unveiled on 11 November 1930, the 12th anniversary day of the end of the First World War, in the presence of King Alexander and Queen Maria, the royal government, the delegation of the French government, Serbian war veterans, distinguished citizens, associations, schools, and a large crowd of people.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Memorial
- Description: monument and immovable cultural property in the city municipality of Stari grad, Serbia
- Also known as: “Monument of Gratitude to France (Belgrade)”, “Monument of Gratitude to France Belgrade”, and “Monument of Gratitude to France in Belgrade”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kalemegdan and Belgrade Fortress.
Kalemegdan
Park
Photo: Laessig, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kalemegdan Park, or simply Kalemegdan is the largest park and the most important historical monument in Belgrade. It is located on a 125-metre-high cliff, at the junction of the River Sava and the Danube. Kalemegdan is situated 230 metres north of Monument of Gratitude to France.
Belgrade Fortress
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Belgrade Fortress, consists of the old citadel and Kalemegdan Park on the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, in an urban area of modern Belgrade, Serbia. Belgrade Fortress is situated 270 metres north of Monument of Gratitude to France.
The Karadjordje Gate
City gate
Photo: CrniBombarder!!!, Public domain.
The Karadjordje Gate is a city gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kosančićev venac and Stari Grad.
Kosančićev venac
Locality
Photo: Joksimus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kosančićev Venac is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Stari Grad. It has been described as the most valuable and most representative veduta of Belgrade.
Stari Grad
Suburb
Belgrade is the capital of the Republic of Serbia and the country's largest city. Belgrade has been re-emerging as a tourist destination in the past years.
Savamala
Neighborhood
Photo: Matija, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Savamala is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipalities of Savski Venac and Stari Grad.
Monument of Gratitude to France
- Categories: monument, Monument of Culture of Great Importance, heritage site, and historic site
- Location: Opština Beograd-Stari Grad, Belgrade, Central Serbia, Serbia, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
44.82124° or 44° 49′ 17″ northLongitude
20.45123° or 20° 27′ 4″ eastInception
November 11th, 1930Open location code
8GP2RFC2+FFOpenStreetMap ID
way 964283902OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q3323350
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In Other Languages
From Croatian to Spanish—“Monument of Gratitude to France” goes by many names.
- Croatian: “Spomenik zahvalnosti Francuskoj”
- Dutch: “Spomenik zahvalnosti Francuskoj”
- French: “Le Monument de la reconnaissance à la France”
- French: “Monument à la France”
- French: “monument de la reconnaissance à la France”
- French: “Monument de la reconnaissance à la France”
- German: “Denkmal der Dankbarkeit an Frankreich”
- German: “Denkmal des Dankes an Frankreich”
- Macedonian: “Споменик на благодарноста кон Франција”
- Russian: “Памятник Благодарности Франции”
- Serbian: “Spomenik zahvalnosti Francuskoj (Beograd)”
- Serbian: “Spomenik zahvalnosti Francuskoj Beograd”
- Serbian: “Spomenik zahvalnosti Francuskoj”
- Serbian: “Београдски споменик захвалности Француској”
- Serbian: “Споменик захвалности Француској (Београд)”
- Serbian: “Споменик захвалности Француској Београд”
- Serbian: “Споменик захвалности Француској у Београду”
- Serbian: “Споменик захвалности Француској”
- Spanish: “Monumento de gratitud a Francia”
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